Reflections of Granbury 1858-1945 .. A Candlelight Tour of Homes

A Preserve Granbury Event

Saturday, December 1st from 2-10 p.m. and

Sunday, December 2nd from Noon to 6 p.m.

Dedicated to the memories of Mary Kate Durham and Glenda Pirkle,

historians and community leaders

• Tour seven privately owned homes - at each house you'll discover a different era of daily life in a small Texas town
• Meet and greet Granbury's pioneers and historic characters
• Savor the sights and sounds of the holidays around an authentic Victorian courthouse square
• Enjoy Yuletide musical entertainment

Tickets: $15 days of tour ** $12 in advance ** $10 in advance for groups of 20 or more

Sponsored by The First National Bank of Granbury Since 1887

Call Granbury Convention and Visitors Bureau 1-800-950-2212 or 817-573-5548

See our Granbury Area Bed & Breakfast lodging opportunities

for your Granbury Getaway!

Granbury, Texas .. Hood County Courthouse

Erected 1890-1891, this handsome building is the fifth courthouse on this site, and is a Texas version of the french second empire style. The first courthouse (1867) was a 1-room log cabin housing county records, lawyers and land agents' offices, and mail station. It was succeeded by 3 stone structures. Contractors Moodie and Ellis and Architect W.C. Dodson built this native stone edifice. The clock tower, added after completion, was reinforced with steel in 1969. This wonderful historic masterpiece still proudly stands as the focal point of the historic Granbury Square, which became the first in Texas to be added to the National Register of Historic Places, and was the model for the National Trust for Historic Preservation's Main Street Program. It has been described as "one of the most complete examples of a late 19th century courthouse square in Texas." The readers of Texas Highways magazine voted Granbury as "The best Town Square in Texas," in 1998.